Kwara state government says it has vaccinated a total number of 2,473,000 million individuals and children against COVID-19 disease, oral polio and measles in the last one year.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin at an event marking the World Immunization Week, the executive secretary, Kwara state Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Nusirat Elelu, said that 600,000 individuals were vaccinated against COVID-19 disease, 593,000 children vaccinated against measles, and a total number of 1,280,000 million children got oral polio vaccine.
Dr. Elelu, said that World Immunization Week is aimed at highlighting the collective action needed to promote use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against diseases.
She noted that immunization is one of the most successful and cost effective health interventions.
Dr. Elelu, explained that the state government had also constituted a Task Force on Immunization and Primary Healthcare (PHC) under the chairmanship of the deputy governor, Mr. Kayode Alabi, who provided oversight function for immunization activities in the state.
In his address , the World Health Organization (WHO) representative, Pharmacist Buari Bolaji, commended the state government and the agency on efforts made so far in the immunization programmes.
He encouraged mothers to utilise the opportunity of improving primary health care services by visiting nearest primary health care facilities in their domain.
COV/ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU